Simplicity + The Play Date Cafe

I discovered a new challenge site - Simplicity - via Danielle Daws, via Just Add Ink (don't you just love hyperlinks?).

The challenge is called One Layer Wednesday! After making cards with at least 3 layers, this was a definite challenge. OLW 37 is just sentiments or really - just words as definition stamps are allowed. To up the ante, I thought I'd do the Play Date Cafe Challenge 665 - the colours and inspiration (Quentin Blake) are just delightful.

Like my entry into CSC #23 - this card made me smile every step of the way. In fact, it made me smile through to another card. so quick, simple, so fun!

So which one will I enter. It probably doesn't matter but I'll pick the 2nd one. I just had to add that ribbon to make the green pop a bit more.

Here's a bit more detail about this card...

First, I put the "hi" mask on (Tim Holtz) and stamped over with Hero Arts Friends definition stamp inked with Spiced Marmalade and Shabby Shutters. I blended the colours a little. Then I stamped "thinking of you" (Stampin Up) and was delighted that all the fonts actually match!

Finally, the ribbon - just through 2 slits. Maybe I'll make a tutorial for that as it's really simple and I've not come acros on the web.




Inspirations:

Simplicity OLW challenge

Play Date Cafe

That's 4 cards for challenges in 1 night. I'm so pleased with myself. :-)

JAI 52 - a sketch challenge

When I saw the Just Add Ink challenge #53 - I knew exactly which die to use (Tim Holtz) as I've been meaning to make a card using it. The JAI inspiration card gave me the perfect layout.

It's a really simple sketch. I was going to use Stampin Up DSP but I still have some graduated background, left-over from my CSC challenge entry. In fact, I used the same techniques here: heat-emboss, ink, mount on black, sentiment and ribbon.

I know I'll be using this sketch again and maybe next time actually use DSP!!!

Just Add Ink 51 - Monochrome

Quick post here to show my entry to JAI Challenge 51. I love colours so this was a definite challenge. To make it even more interesting - to me, at least - I decided to use yellow - a colour I hardly ever use. Yep, I fought the urge to go for cream/ivory.

Well, here it is. Lots of texture and inking. The background was spritzed with perfect pearls mist for a water-coloury effect and, of course, a bit of glimmer - as most say, this effect just doesn't photograph well. The flower was stamped as well.  All products by Stampin Up unless otherwise stated.

cardstock: Daffodil Delight
paper: various Daffodil Delight DSP
stamps: French Filligree, Artistic Etchings
punches: Scallop Trim corner punch, 3/4 inch circle, Cuttlebug Olivia alphabet, EK success butterfly
other: Basic Pearls, Perfect Pearls mist, Kaisercraft paper flower


The centre of the flower is actually a cut-out from an embossed strip of cardstock (Cuttlebug). I thought it looked better this way.

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It's a Tardis Lamp

Daughter Miss 9 is super-keen on Doctor Who. On a whim, I created a Tardis lamp. It was going to be just a re-decorated milk carton but ended up being a project in itself.

It measures 5 inches in height with cut-out windows covered with vellum. Once I got started, my daughter got into it and suggested I put a lightbulb on top. Fortunately, I had on-hand a battery-operated light garland which served quite well.

Here it is. 

Having a score board really helped. The windows, including the phone window, are from the Quickutz Santa's workshop set.